{{TauPortalLOVPortal}}:{| border="0" cellpadding="2" align="center" style="border-collapse:collapse" valign="top"!colspan=5||----|[[Image:DemiurgStronghold21.JPG|thumb|200pxright|left250px|Profile{{PAGENAME}}{{Fn|1}}]]|'''Stronghold Class Commerce Vessels''' are a smaller vessel of the fleets of the [[Image:DemiurgStronghold.jpg|thumb|200px|center|AftviewLeagues of Votann]].{{Fn|[[Image:Demiurg Stronghold Class Vessel3}} They are nonetheless well-powered, large, and technologically advanced.jpg|thumb|200px|Prow view]]{{Fn|1}}

'''Stronghold Class Commerce Vessels''' belong to the ==Overview==These ships are factories or ore-processing vessels and are often bases which are moved between [[Demiurgsystem]] s and [[asteroid belt]]s. They are extremely wellalso bases for a fleet of inter-poweredsystem asteroid mining pods, largehaulage flyers and prospector probes (it is theorized that many of these are automated). Strongholds are often seen in uninhabited systems with fleets of small ships moving resources to and from the vessel and a planet or asteroid, and technologically advancedwith the prow facing the star. Most of the time the vessel will disengage if challenged but some will attack with a dangerous ferocity.{{Fn|1}}

They are factories or oreslow but well-processing defended, especially at close quarters, and have a good capacity for launching retrofitted mining vessels and are often bases which are moved between [[system]]s and asteroid beltsas attack craft. They are The ship also bases for a fleet uses an array of intercomplex electro-system asteroid mining pods, haulage flyers and prospector probes (it magnetic fields around its prow to scoop up interstellar hydrogen. This is theorized that many accelerated to the rear of these are automated). Strongholds are often seen the ship in uninhabited systems with fleets order to give some form of small ships moving resources to ram-effect and from given numerous other benefits. This process is not understood by the vessel [[Adeptus Mechanicus]] and a planet or asteroid, with the prow facing the star. Most of the time the they are eager to get their hands on an intact vessel will disengage if challenged but some will attack with a dangerous ferocityin order to analyse it.{{Fn|1}}

It is worthy of note that every known encounter between Demiurg and Stronghold Class vessels are heavily armed, equipped with a [[Cutting Beam]], [[Lance]]s, [[OrkTorpedo]] vessels has resulted in combates, and that renegade elements have often hired Demiurg vessels to fight as mercenaries in interplanetary and intersystem power struggles[[Macrocannon]] batteries.{{Fn|12}}

They are slow but well-defended, especially at close quartersIt is worthy of note that every known encounter between Kin and [[Ork]] vessels has resulted in combat, and that renegade elements have a good capacity for launching retrofitted mining often hired Demiurg vessels to fight as attack craft[[mercenaries]] in interplanetary and intersystem power struggles. The ship also uses an array of complex electro-magnetic fields around its prow to scoop up interstellar hydrogen{{Fn|1}} ==Images==<gallery mode="packed" heights="150">DemiurgStronghold. This is accelerated to jpg|Aftview</gallery> ==Notes==In older lore, the rear of {{PAGENAME}} was used by the ship in order to give some form [[Xenos]] [[Demiurg]]. However as of ram-effect and given numerous other benefits. This process is not understood by the [[Adeptus MechanicusCodex: Leagues of Votann (9th Edition)|9th edition Leagues of Votann codex]] and they are eager to get their hands on an intact vessel in order to analyse it, the Demiurg were retconned into being incorrectly classified Kin of the Leagues of Votann The Stronghold-Class Vessel is described as being a smaller-level ship within the Votann Fleets.{{Fn|13}}

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